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Despite Recent Improvements, Female Education Faces Grim Prospects Under Taliban Rule

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Despite Recent Improvements, Female Education Faces Grim Prospects Under Taliban Rule

Muzhgan Mirmast | JURIST contributor

November 9, 2021 05:57:02 am

Much was lost when the United States abruptly withdrew from Afghanistan last August. One key area that has suffered amid the US exit and the Taliban’s rise is that of female education. For much of the past 20 years, Afghan institutions, emboldened by international capacity-building efforts, had endeavored to create space for improved gender equality [...]

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